by Arienne Thompson, USA TODAY

by Arienne Thompson, USA TODAY

There aren't a lot of women or people of color on network television, but she doesn't intend to be the all-knowing spokesperson when it comes to discussing those facts.

When asked during a South by Southwest panel in Austin on Monday why her character on The Mindy Project was the only female and doctor and female doctor of color, Kaling offered a had-it-up-to-here response.

"I look at shows on TV, and this is going to just seem defensive, but I'm just gonna say it: I'm a (bleeping) Indian woman who has her own (bleeping) network television show, OK?"

She added that she shouldn't be the only one asked about disparities on the small screen.

"I have four series regulars that are women on my show, and no one asks any of the shows I adore -- and I won't name them because they're my friends -- why no leads on their shows are women or of color, and I'm the one that gets lobbied about these things," she complained. "People have a higher expectation for me. They say, 'Why aren't you doing enough?' And the answer is, I always want to do more because people should always be doing as much as they can, but my full-time job is not casting The Mindy Project. My life is constantly disappointing people, politically or something."